I'm an educated voter, but the the Walker ad almost single handily convinced me to vote against Hodges. I got to research these guys a little more before I decide.

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I can't vote for Ken Hodges, the things he has done, in my opinion, vary from corrupt to incompetent. It boils down largely to intelligence and character, and Mr. Hodges just seems deficient in both. I did not know much about Mr. Teilhet before the debate. He was very impressive, in control of himself and essentially the entire debate. Mr. Hodges was on the run the whole time, with a lot of hollow excuses for his various actions that have bee reported above and elsewhere.

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The Kenneth Walker ad is full of lies and intentionally misleading statements:

Greg Edwards, current Dougherty Co. DA and co-counsel on the Walker case pointed out the facts:

1. Hodges presented the police video to the Grand Jury who watched the video multiple times. The video was not released after the GJ proceeding until another independent investigation into the Muscogee police dept. was completed.

2. Hodges and Edwards met multiple times with the Walker family and it is documented.

3. Hodges did not swear in the officer, but he had written sworn testimony already and his oral testimony was in line with what he wrote.

4. There were over 900 pages of documents given to the grand jury and 5 of the 7 police officers testified to the GJ

5. 23 Muscogee Co. residents making up the GJ all decided not to indict.

Hodges acted properly and it is wrong for Teilhet to distort the facts.

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I couldn't vote for Teilhet because he has lost the publics' trust - all he does is lie. He has NO experience or qualifications. All he has ever done in office is socialize and if he somehow makes it through the primary he will be the first loser in the general.

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Great post Melb! I hope everyone is getting the real facts on this case. The Teilhet camp is disgusting, not only are they trying to exploit this mother's anger and use blatant lies in their ads, their own operatives are calling the death of a young black man a "slam dunk" and when Teilhet sought out his mother and got her to do a commercial "Teilhet did it in his Superman cape because it was such a cool move". Look it up!

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Two of the local news stations have already done segments on the fact that the Teilhet ad is filled with blatant lies. I guess this kind of dirty campaigning against his fellow Democrat is all Teilhet has since he's trying to run for Attorney General but has never tried a criminal case in his entire career:

http://staging.11alive.com/news/local/stor…

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/ag-ca…

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GFO - that is right. I would also like to add that the only people calling this ad "slam dunks" and "the end" are Teilhet's campaign.

He has actually gotten a lot of negative press and backlash from the black community for trying to manipulate their emotions and cause racial divides over something that was clearly misleading.

Here is a link to the GA Gang - where they called him out on his "shameless pandering" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIARZ78KaxI

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What the heck are they doing to that cat! I don't think he's enjoying it.

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Thanks for the clarification.

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This ad was all I needed to determine my vote. I am voting for Teilhet - hands down. This man Hodges is running on his experience, but he could not even get an indictment on such an obvious case of police abuse? I am a mother, and I felt her pain. I have no ties to either campaign. I am not politically active. I am a educated, white mother whose jaw dropped this morning when I saw the ad. My God, how did those cops get away with that? I am 50, and this is the only ad in my entire life that caused me to go to my computer to look for the facts. I frankly first thought, "no way could this be true". Now that I have found the facts to be accurate, I would not be able to live with myself if I voted for this awful man. My heart bleeds for that mother. And that is before the "DO NO HARM" aspect of his career. This man Hodges is one we do not need in this job, or any job in the state of Georgia. I have voted Republican and Democratic over my lifetime. I always vote the candidate in the General. I will vote Democratic in the primary to make sure I can cast a vote against Hodges. Plus, I liked Teilhet in the debate...so, I am not just voting against Hodges but for Teilhet. I am still thinking OMG - how on earth can this happen to an innocent man, and his poor mother....Can anyone tell us if there is a memorial in honor of this poor man who was killed?

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Read comments below to get full truth about Walker ad. Teilhet has been lying about the Walker ad for political gain. It is actually really sick.

1. Hodges presented the videotape to the Grand Jury multiple times.

2. There was written sworn testimony from the officer even though the officer was not sworn in for his oral statement which wasn't any different from the written.

3. Hodges met with the Walker family multiple times.

Please get the facts! Comments below have links to where Teilhet has been called out for his shameless pandering by The GA Gang, Fox 5, 11 Alive news.

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Also, politifact disproved the ad in today's paper- said it was 100% FALSE!

http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statemen…

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That's not what politifact said. They didn't review the adm they reviewed a statement that the prosecution was botched, which it was, but they felt the statement went too far. Read it. And know that politifact has a terrible reputation.

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That's not what politifact said. They didn't review the ad they reviewed a statement that the prosecution was botched, which it was, but they felt the statement went too far. Read it. And know that politifact has a terrible reputation.

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What will the rest of the country be asking about Georgia?

MSNBC Article: Four things to watch in Georgia primaries

"#4. Do facts or emotion matter more in TV ads?
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The ad has caused a shake-up in the race for the first open seat for attorney general in the state in 60 years — and has ignited racial tensions. Both Teilhet and Hodges are white; the mother is black. Race was a major issue when this trial was going on, and some observers see Teilhet as trying to make a play for the black vote with this ad.

But Hodges, who has rounded up the support of prominent African Americans, has pushed back hard. An independent fact-checker called Teilhet’s claim that Hodges botched the case as “false,” said that the prosecutor was not required to swear in the officer, and noted that a jury saw the video, featured in the ad, multiple times."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38327934/ns/po…

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